Object support member

Abstract

A method for preparing and an apparatus for supporting appliances thereon, the support being a base member with means on the top side thereof for mounting an object thereto. The base member is comprised of a conduit member having disposed at preselected portions therein hollow inserts arranged with axes at right angles to the axis of the conduit member and surrounded by resilient foam materials which maintains the base member in a preselected configuration to support the object mounted thereto.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A support for an object comprising: at least one conduit base member with means on the top side thereof for mounting an object thereon; said conduit member having disposed at preselected positions therein inserts with an opening therethrough, the axes of the opening and the conduit member being at right angles to one another; a resilient foam material substantially enclosing the inserts, said resilient foam material being affixed to the inner surface of said conduit member and serving to maintain said conduit member in a preselected configuration and prevent movement of the insert when an object is mounted onto said conduit member; and, flat solid plate members disposed between said inserts and an inner surface of said conduit member and adhesively secured thereto. 
     
     
       2. The support of claim 1 wherein the cross-sectional configuration of said resilient foam material is substantially the same as the cross-sectional configuration of the inner surface of said conduit member. 
     
     
       3. The support of claim 1 wherein said resilient foam material is a polyurethane foam. 
     
     
       4. The support of claim 1 wherein the conduit member includes mounting means at each end thereof. 
     
     
       5. The support of claim 4 wherein the mounting means includes two mounting plates, one at each end of said conduit member, each of said mounting plates being in alignment with said resilient foam material. 
     
     
       6. The support of claim 1 wherein the mounting means is a flat piece with corners bent at approximately right angles to said plate, said corners being embedded into said hollow member. 
     
     
       7. The support of claim 6 wherein said mounting means is adhesively attached to said hollow member. 
     
     
       8. The support of claim 1 wherein said resilient foam material is disposed at each end of each conduit member. 
     
     
       9. The support of claim 1 wherein said conduit member is paperboard. 
     
     
       10. The support of claim 1 wherein said object is an appliance. 
     
     
       11. The support of claim 1, said inserts being vertically extending cylindrical tubes. 
     
     
       12. The support of claim 1 wherein said flat solid plate members are heavy resinimpregnated fiberboard pads adhesively secured on one face to said inserts and adhesively secured on the opposed face to said inner surface of said conduit member. 
     
     
       13. The support of claim 1 including two conduit base members in parallel, each of said members being positioned along the outer edge of said object to be supported, said conduit base members being of substantially the same length as the edge of said object to which they are attached.